Raven Indigenous Capital Partners
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://ravencapitalpartners.ca/
Phone: 604-207-5532
Office Headquarters Address:
510-1155 Robson St., Vancouver
Background
Year Founded: 2017
Mission & Mandate: Raven Indigenous Capital Partners’ mission is to empower Indigenous entrepreneurs with the capital and expertise they need to succeed in order to strengthen the Indigenous economy
Description: Raven Indigenous Capital Partners is Canada’s first Indigenous-led and -owned social finance intermediary. Headquartered in Vancouver, with a satellite office in Ottawa, Raven focuses on facilitating the flow of capital through impact investing to support the ongoing revitalization of the Indigenous economy. Raven builds relationships with Indigenous communities and entrepreneurs to drive sustainable change.
Sectors
– Biodiversity & Conservation
– Business & Financial Literacy
– Cleantech
– Community Arts & Media
– Community Economic Development
– Employment & Training
– Green Buildings & Retrofits
– Health & Well-being
– Indigenous Social Entrepreneurship
– Renewable Energy
– Sustainable Consumer Products
– Sustainable Finance
– Sustainable Food, Fisheries & Agriculture
Fund Characteristics
Raven Indigenous Impact Fund
AUM: $25 million
Vintage year: 2019
Closing year: 2021
Fund term: 10 years
Asset class: Private equity, Community-driven outcomes contract (CDOC)
Investor eligibility: Institutional, Accredited
Minimum investment into fund: $250,000
Geographic scope: Pan-Canadian
Average investment size: $250,000 – $2 million
Investee type: For-profit organisations
Investment stage: Early, Mid
Success Story
Cheekbone Beauty
St. Catherine’s, ON | 2019
Financing:
1. (2019) $350,000 Convertible Note
2. (2020) $500,000 equity
Catalyzing explosive growth of all-natural vegan cosmetics “Sustain”, with corresponding 3x Indigenous employment and 10% of profits to First Nations Child and Family Caring Society to support Indigenous children. It is the power of an Indigenous Fund investing in a game-changing Indigenous Entrepreneur.
